Capitalization and Punctuation subtítulo Rua Professor Veiga Simão | Fajões | Telefone: | Fax: | |

Using Capital Letters English uses capital letters to point out important words. There are no lists of exceptions to memorize. Learn the rules. follow the rules. Rua Professor Veiga Simão | Fajões | Telefone: | Fax: | |

Rule 1: All sentences begin with a capital letter, even sentences that only consist of one word. This is my house. (statement) Are you going to school? (question) Watch out for the truck! (exclamation) Stop!

Rule 2: The proper name, the name of a specific person or thing, begins with a capital letter. All other important words in the name must also start with a capital letter. Saturday (a day, the weekend, tomorrow) September (a month, beginning of school, end of summer) Atlantic Ocean (an ocean, a body of water, a sea) Casa da Música (a museum, an institute, a building) University of Aveiro (a college, a university, a school) Saudi Arabia (a country, a kingdom, a monarchy) Rua Professor Veiga Simão | Fajões | Telefone: | Fax: | |

Rule 3: Titles of books, songs, stories, works of art, magazine articles, tests, and other written materials must begin with a capital letter. The Merchant of Venice The Star-spangled Banner The New York Times The Carolina Test of Student Ability Rua Professor Veiga Simão | Fajões | Telefone: | Fax: | |

Rule 4: The letter I, when used as a pronoun referring to yourself must always be written as a capital letter. I am not happy. Am I the first person here? Tell me what I have to do. Rule 5: The first word of a direct quotation must begin with a capital letter. "Who's been sleeping in my bed?" Pappa Bear cried. The teacher asked, "Can you answer this question?" Rua Professor Veiga Simão | Fajões | Telefone: | Fax: | |

Rule 6: Titles of people when used with their names or in place of their names must begin with a capital letter. My favorite queen is Queen Elizabeth of England. "Look out, Mister! You're in the way." The sergeant replied, "Yes, sir, Captain. I understand." Rua Professor Veiga Simão | Fajões | Telefone: | Fax: | |

1 Rewrite the sentences with capital letters and punctuation. 1.1 my favorite queen is queen elizabeth of england. 1.2 the teacher asked can you answer this question 1.3 stop dont work on sunday 1.4 im tall thin and strong

1 Rewrite these sentences using capital letters and punctuation. 1.1 in december john mary and ana went to sintra 1.2 the president of Portugal is mr cavaco silva 1.3 at the university of Lisbon im reading o crime de padre amaro by eça de queiroz 1.4 saturday and sunday are the weekend Rua Professor Veiga Simão | Fajões | Telefone: | Fax: | |

1.5 can you repeat please asked the student 1.6 help help im being attacked shouted the woman 1.7 who are you whats your name where do you come from im a student my names rui i come from london england

2 Rewrite the paragraph putting in the capital letters and punctuation 2.1 in january i was on holiday in scotland with my aunt polly one day we were driving along central street it was time for lunch so we stopped at mcdonalds

2.2 pussycat pussycat poem pussycat pussycat, where have you been ive been up to london to visit the queen pussycat pussycat what did you there i frightened a little mouse under her chair meoww

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